Summary: He's still not really sure what he's going to say—he's hoping for something better than 'I don't think you're a waste of space,' this time, and he's been thinking about this moment for months, but he's never been all that great with words.

Summary: At first she didn't quite believe her eyes. Severus Snape here, on her doorstep, was so far outside the realm of anything she'd ever believed possible that she couldn't fully comprehend what she was seeing for a few seconds.

Summary: Minerva in any sort of weakened state was disconcerting because despite her age, he'd always rather thought of her as the one person most likely to survive the war, if only by the sheer force of her own will.

Summary: All Snape really wanted, once his wand had been returned to him, was to Apparate to the Hog's Head and get completely and thoroughly pissed. Life, however, is often unfair, he realized as he stepped into the bar and his eyes fell upon the only empty seat and the man sitting beside it--Remus Lupin.